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Comment author: hairyfigment 19 October 2013 01:48:46AM -2 points [-]

On free will, ignore the libertarians if you like but the compatibilists outnumber the no-free-will folks 5:1, not 20:1.

Not sure what you think this means, aside from the fact that philosophers use a lot of confused terminology. The point about physicalism seems more disturbing.

By the way, I was also unpleasantly surprised to look at this recommended article from Nous - the supposedly high-quality philosophy periodical - and see no mention of Judea Pearl, nor any obvious discussion of the fact that people may have different goals or interests. The author doesn't give me the impression she's trying to solve the (alleged) problem of Sobel counterfactuals.